Dedeaux Field
Encyclopedia
Dedeaux Field is a college baseball
stadium
in Los Angeles, California
, U.S., and the home field of the University of Southern California
Trojans baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1974
, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series
title. It is named after Rod Dedeaux
, who was the Trojans' baseball coach from 1942 to 1986.
NCAA Super Regional Series (1): 2001
PAC-8 Playoffs (2): 1974, 1977
PAC-10 Playoffs (2): 1995, 1996
College baseball
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stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, U.S., and the home field of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Trojans baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1974
1974 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers ; Rollie Fingers, MVP*All-Star Game, July 23 at Three Rivers Stadium: National League, 7-2; Steve Garvey, MVP-Other champions:...
, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
title. It is named after Rod Dedeaux
Rod Dedeaux
Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is arguably the greatest record of any coach in the sport's amateur history....
, who was the Trojans' baseball coach from 1942 to 1986.
Tournaments hosted
NCAA Regional Tournaments (7): 1974, 1975, 1978, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002NCAA Super Regional Series (1): 2001
PAC-8 Playoffs (2): 1974, 1977
PAC-10 Playoffs (2): 1995, 1996
USC record at Dedeaux Field (1974-Present)
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